Posts in category "salary cap"

Wednesday, the Chicago Blackhawks re-signed restricted free agent defenseman Nick Leddy. The 22 year old defenseman will make $2.7 million per season over the course of those two years, according to capgeek.com. That’s an extremely reasonable deal for a young defenseman who’s likely only going to get better. If there’s a little catch to the... Read more »

Lately, it’s been very difficult for me to write about the sport I love. In the midst of the lockout, I found myself more apathetic than angry. More resigned than hopeful. If they played hockey this season at all, I would have been surprised. Initially, I tried to tell myself, “They’ll get it done in... Read more »

Let’s face it…very few of us are capable of figuring out how the NHL’s salary cap works. There are 1000 rules, loopholes, and bonuses to factor in…plus math blows. Capgeek.com is a great website that’s been around for a while, but it just got infinitely better. They’ve added a salary cap calculator. Now YOU can... Read more »

The NHL trade deadline comes this Wednesday, and the Hawks are expected to be active. They have one of the top teams in the league, but are staring down salary cap issues this summer, and a weak link that is weighing heavy on everyone’s mind. The Hawks, as currently constructed, are good enough to win... Read more »

Right before the Olympic trade freeze, which began at 2pm today, the Blackhawks traded Cam Barker to the Minnesota Wild for defensemen Kim Johnsson and Nick Leddy. In my opinion, this is a steal of a trade. The Blackhawks needed to dump salary before next season, and Barker was the likely victim anyway. In return,... Read more »

If you’re wondering why the contract extensions for Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane, and Duncan Keith haven’t been announced yet, it’s because the Hawks need to juggle some salary issues before they can be put though. I can’t even begin to understand or explain how it works, so I’ll let TSN’s Bob McKenzie explain: Patrick Kane... Read more »

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Jay Zawaski is the Executive Producer of the McNeil and Spiegel Show on WSCR The Score, 670 AM. He lives in Palos Heights with his wife Hope, daughter Addie, and dog Maddux. He loves music as much as he loves sports, especially My Morning Jacket, Dawes, Dave Matthews Band, and the Hold Steady.